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First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund Average Annual Total Returns
 12 Months Ended 60 Months Ended 120 Months Ended 176 Months Ended
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Nasdaq AlphaDEX® China™ Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)[Member]          
Prospectus [Line Items]          
Average Annual Return, Percent [1]   44.36% 4.96% 8.53%
Nasdaq China™ Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)[Member]          
Prospectus [Line Items]          
Average Annual Return, Percent [1]   32.96% (2.17%) 4.73%
MSCI China Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)[Member]          
Prospectus [Line Items]          
Average Annual Return, Percent   31.17% (3.20%) 5.54% 3.59%
First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund          
Prospectus [Line Items]          
Average Annual Return, Percent   42.95% 4.15% 7.28% 3.25%
Performance Inception Date Apr. 18, 2011        
First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund | After Taxes on Distributions          
Prospectus [Line Items]          
Average Annual Return, Percent   41.84% 2.21% 5.57% 1.75%
First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund | After Taxes on Distributions and Sales          
Prospectus [Line Items]          
Average Annual Return, Percent   25.67% 2.22% 4.94% 1.74%
[1] Performance data is not available for all the periods shown in the table for the index because performance data does not exist for some of the entire periods.